Hans Schmidt (wrestler)
| Hans Schmidt | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Guy Larose |
| Born | February 7, 1925 Joliette, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | May 26, 2012 (aged 87) Joliette, Quebec, Canada |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Hans Schmidt Guy Rose Roy Asselin |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Billed from | Munich, Germany |
| Debut | 1949 |
| Retired | 1976 |
Guy Larose (February 7, 1925 – May 26, 2012), better known by his ring name Hans Schmidt, was a Canadian professional wrestler famous in the 1950s and 1960s. His gimmick that of a German pseudo-Nazi heel, gained him considerable notoriety and popularized the proliferation of similar gimmicks through Canadian and American wrestling.